Rated XXX: 10 Adult Toys for Xmas

The holidays can be a lonely time of year. Even if you have a spouse, significant other, or lover, too much travel and family time can hinder those frisky energies.

If you want to rekindle the dwindling fire, the adult toy industry is here to help. Today's vibrating massagers can be so much more; they're full-blown gadgets. When almost everyone has a smartphone, manufacturers see an opportunity to combine those handhelds with those other handhelds, and make them all part of the "adult" experience.

That's not even counting the private chats, elusive Snapchats, racy sexts, and full-on FaceTimes from between the sheets that happen every day. We're talking about coupling the phone, the Internet, and brand-new lines of "massagers." A lot of the innovation involves remote control of massagers, an area called teledildonics. (We didn't make that up.) It's a way to feel like you're part of the action, even when you're very, very far away.

Wondering why we didn't go all virtual reality on you with this collection? Our friends at IGN took a look at the website Wicked Paradise, which promises to give users of the excellent Oculus Rift VR glasses a lift, if you know what I mean (wink wink). They found that "Simulator Sickness"—where you get sick using VR because your body isn't moving while the eyes believe it is—could cause conditioning to your psyche. That means you'd learn to hate sex if you got sick while performing acts virtually. Sounds like something to avoid.

So let's skip the visuals and go for the toys by the bedside. We've tried to keep the following slides classy, but one person's class is another person's crass, so don't view these at work, on the train/plane/bus, or with the bedroom door open. Click on to see the latest and greatest combinations that can make for a rousing time in the digital boudoir.